Days of Purgatory

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Days of Purgatory
Remix album by Iced Earth
Released	Jun 6, 1997
Recorded	Morrisound Studios
Genre	Power metal, thrash metal
Length	Disc 1: 1:20:27 Disc 2: 2:02:47
Label	Century Media
Producer	Jim Morris
Professional reviews
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Iced Earth chronology
The Dark Saga (1996) Days of Purgatory (1997) Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)

Days of Purgatory is an American heavy metal album by Iced Earth. It is a collection of remixes and remakes from previous albums. Most of the songs from the Enter the Realm EP, Iced Earth, and Night of the Stormrider were re-sung by Matthew Barlow, and on some of the songs the drums and bass redone. The 2-cd version also has remastered versions of several songs from Burnt Offerings. The album cover features artwork of the Chaos Comics character Purgatori.

The reason for the album was to improve the original songs, create nostalgia for older fans and introduce newer fans to Iced Earth's older work. The 2-CD limited edition was originally produced for European audiences but has since been released in the United States. Days of Purgatory was the last new release from the band featuring longtime guitarist Randall Shawver, and the first to feature bassist James MacDonough and drummer Brent Smedley.

The song "Written on the Walls" from the band's self titled album was given completely new lyrics and renamed "Cast In Stone". The only songs left unrecorded from the band's first albums were "Mystical End", "The Path I Choose", and "Curse The Sky", though the latter two were both performed live with Barlow on vocals.

The version of "Winter Nights" from this album is often mistitled as "Slednecks" on many P2P file sharing networks.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 One CD edition 1.2 Two CD edition 2 Personnel

[edit] Track listing

[edit] One CD edition

1. "Enter the Realm"
2. "Colors"
3. "Angels Holocaust"
4. "Stormrider"
5. "Winter Nights"
6. "Nightmares"
7. "Pure Evil"
8. "Solitude"
9. "When the Night Falls"
10. "Desert Rain"
11. "The Funeral"
12. "Cast in Stone"
13. "Reaching the End"
14. "Travel in Stygian"
15. "Iced Earth"

[edit] Two CD edition

Disc one

1. "Enter the Realm"
2. "Colors"
3. "Angels Holocaust"
4. "Stormrider"
5. "Winter Nights"
6. "Nightmares"
7. "Before the Vision"
8. "Pure Evil"
9. "Solitude"
10. "The Funeral"
11. "When the Night Falls"

Disc two

1. "Burnt Offerings"
2. "Cast in Stone"
3. "Desert Rain"
4. "Brainwashed"
5. "Life and Death"
6. "Creator Failure"
7. "Reaching the End"
8. "Travel in Stygian"
9. "Dante's Inferno"
10. "Iced Earth"

[edit] Personnel

• Jon Schaffer - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
• Randall Shawver - Lead Guitar
• Matthew Barlow - Lead Vocals
• Brent Smedley - Drums on 1,2,5,6,9,21
• James MacDonough - Bass Guitar on 1,2,5,6,9,21
• Dave Abell - Bass Guitar on 3,4,7,8,10-20
• Mike McGill - Drums on 10,11,13,16
• Richey Secchiari - Drums on 3,4,7,8,14,18,19
• Rodney Beasley - Drums on 12,15,17,20

with

• Howard Helm - Keyboards
• Kent Smith - Keyboards

v • d • e Iced Earth Jon Schaffer · Matt Barlow · Brent Smedley · Troy Seele · Freddie Vidales See: Iced Earth former members Studio albums Iced Earth · Night of the Stormrider · Burnt Offerings · The Dark Saga · Something Wicked This Way Comes · Horror Show · The Glorious Burden · Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1) · The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part 2) Live albums Alive in Athens EPs/Singles Enter the Realm · The Melancholy EP · The Reckoning · Overture of the Wicked · I Walk Among You Compilations Days of Purgatory · Dark Genesis · The Blessed and the Damned · Slave to the Dark Cover albums Tribute to the Gods Videos Gettysburg (1863) · Alive in Athens Related articles Discography · Set Abominae · Demons & Wizards · Pyramaze